Crotta win U21 2018 Championship
Thanks to Mike O Halloran for report and pictures
Game Report from Mike O Halloran
Acorn Life Kerry Under 21 Hurling Final Crotta O’Neills 0.13 Lixnaw 0.11.
Led by the golden skills of Jordan Conway up front and the polished steel defence of their full back line of Bill Keane, Eamon Shanahan and David Behan, Crotta O’Neills are the 2018 Acorn Life Under 21 Hurling Champions with a two point win over their neighbours Lixnaw.
Lixnaw were five points down before they managed to get their first point after seventeen minutes from John Buckley.
Crotta O’Neills five points came from Jordan conway with two Barry O’Mahony, Declan O’Donoghue and Tomas O’Connor had a point each.
Barry O’Mahony added two further points before halftime with Declan O’Donoghue and Jordan Conway adding one each.
Colin Sheehy and Shane Conway had points for Lixnaw leaving the halftime score Crotta O’Neills 13 points Lixnaw 11.
Lixnaw moved John Buckley to the halfback line that move along with the elements helped a Lixnaw revival but they could not break down the Crotta O’Neills rearguard.
Barry O’Mahony added two points in the second half, Jordan Conway had one, Shane Conway scored seven points all from placed balls.
Crotta O’Neills Team.
Adam O’Sullivan, Bill Keane, Eamon Shanahan, David Behan, Darragh Behan, Barry O’Mahony (0.05), Adrian O’Mahony, Tomas O’Connor(0.01), Sean O’Donoghue, Darragh O’Donoghue, Jordan Conway (Captain) (0.05), Raymond Nolan, James Sheehan, Jeaic McKenna, Declan O’Donoghue (0.02).
Lixnaw Team.
David Sills, Tom Foley, Jamie Galvin, Niall Cullen, Shane McElligott, Ger Stackpoole, William Costello, Brian McAuliffe, Jeremy McKenna Captain, Robert Sills, Shane Conway (0.09)John Buckley (0.01) Jason Keane, Thomas Molyneaux, Colin Sheehy(0.01)
Sony’s song
Management interview
Cup Presentation
Some Pictures